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News from communities on the west side of Geneva Lake

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A fun time

      At the Walworth Parents Club’s Winterfest event Jan. 17, Ayla Gibbs, a Big Foot High School student, paints the face of Abbey Tarbox, 7. The event featured a variety of food, games and raffle prizes for guests with proceeds helping to defray the cost of field trips and other […]

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Cool party

      At the Fontana Fire and Rescue Department’s annual Ice Party Gone Wild last Saturday, held at the Abbey Harbor in Fontana, the Big Al Wetzel Band provides entertainment. See more photos in the Jan. 24 Times/Reporter. (Penny Gruetzmacher photo)

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Bringing some pep

The Big Foot Pep Band performs at the Jan. 10 Chiefs basketball game against Clinton. Band members in the stands included, from the left: (front) Austin Buchholz, Lindsey McIntyre, McKinley Boyle, Delilah Payton, Olivia Freitag, (row No. 2) MayLin Freitag, Amanda Leek, Liam Gerard, Jocelyn Arnold, Faith Long, John McHugh. […]

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Refreshing start

      The annual Polar Plunge into Geneva Lake from the shore in Williams Bay could be described as almost balmy this year with temperatures on Jan. 1 in the mid-20s and an estimate of more than 200 people who decided to take the plunge. See more photos in Southern Lakes […]

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Keeping it running

Aviation Structural Mechanic 2nd Class Kayla Crump, from Sharon, is currently assigned to the “Eightballers” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron. Crump is shown using a speed handle to tighten a screw aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt Dec. 8. Theodore Roosevelt is underway conducting routine training in the Eastern […]

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Extreme Christmas fun

A group of Big Foot High School students participate in the Extreme Christmas theme at a recent basketball game for the Chiefs. Many of them dressed up to compete in a contest. The night also featured M&E Tree Service t-shirt and cold drink holder giveaways and a collection of money […]

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Students help with special delivery

Students Leann Figueroa, Aubri Waswo, Dakota Nordmeyer, Quinn Griffin, Avery Tipps, AJ Hartman, Mia Nor, Abby Hildebrandt, Halle Wiedenhoeft, Robin Cronin and Katelyn Spealman helped put together food baskets that included Christmas dinner fixings and complimentary performance passes from Big Foot Fine Arts Foundation. Other partners were Geneva Lake West […]

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Future designers?

Daniels Sentry Foods in Walworth’s recent holiday celebrations included raffles, tastings, a cookie walk, children’s projects and more. Above; Christian Becker, 4, and Autumn Thiede, 3, both from Delavan, make Christmas ornaments. See more coverage in the Dec. 27 Times/Reporter. (Penny Gruetzmacher photo)